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First base boot camp now in session for Rays
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Díaz, Rays tie team record with 6 HRs, romp past Twins 11-4 - The
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Rays lose first baseman Ji-Man Choi for season; trade candidate
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Rays start 9 Latin American players, rout Blue Jays 11-0 - WTOP News
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Rays defeat MLB-leading Braves 10-4 to snap season-high 7-game
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Rays avoid a big hit with Yandy Diaz considered day-to-day : r
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American League Division Series Preview: Getting to know the Tampa
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Rays' Yandy Díaz finding power again, even pulling the ball - The
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Tampa Bay Rays 1B Ji-Man Choi on injured list with left groin
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Red-Hot Rays Continue Winning Ways on Margot's 3-Run Homer in 9th
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Rays jump to early lead, spoil Giants' home opener 5-2
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MLB batting leader Arraez hits 1st slam, Twins beat Rays 6-5
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Rays' Ji-Man Choi to have surgery, be sidelined into May